All In The Best Possible Taste With Grayson Perry - Working Class Taste

All In The Best Possible Taste With Grayson Perry, Episode 01 - Working Class Taste

Series Synopsis

Grayson Perry, a leading British artist and winner of the Turner Prize, is fascinated by taste - why people buy the things they do, wear what they wear, and how class influences these decisions.

Episode Synopsis

Episode 01 - Working Class TasteGrayson Perry, a leading British artist and winner of the Turner Prize, has always been fascinated by taste - why people buy the things they do, wear the things they wear and what they are trying to say about themselves when they make those choices.

In this three-part series Perry will embed himself in the social classes of Britain to try to understand their taste. This most anthropological of artists is going to live with each of his 'taste tribes' in turn - first the working classes of Sunderland, then the middle classes of Tunbridge Wells, then the upper classes of the Cotswolds.

Originally from a working-class background Perry begins his investigation of taste in Sunderland, a city with strong working-class traditions. He discovers a culture of flamboyant display in Sunderland, as well as some surprising ancestral echoes of his own upbringing. He also confronts head-on the snobbery that surrounds many people's view of working-class taste.

Finally, Perry invites all the people he meets in Sunderland down to London for an unveiling of the artwork inspired by his experiences in their city, prompting a fascinating debate about what he has chosen to reflect back to them about their taste.

Previous Episode Synopsis

Episode 01 - Working Class TasteGrayson Perry, a leading British artist and winner of the Turner Prize, is fascinated by taste - why people buy the things they do, wear what they wear, and how class influences these decisions.